Co-counsel Carol Stanyar, left, listens as her clients April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse talk to the media after closing arguments were made in their trial challenging Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage at the Theodore Levin Federal Court in Detroit Friday, Marc. 7, 2014. Rowse and DeBoer have been together for eight years and are raising three adopted children who have special needs. Under Michigan law, they can’t jointly adopt the kids because they’re not married, which could cause custody and other legal issues if one of the women died. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES

The women were met with a standing ovation from supporters Friday evening upon entering Affirmations in Ferndale, where a press conference was held.

“Obviously, this is a pretty historic and monumental day here in Michigan,” Rowse said.

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“It’s been a very emotional two weeks for us. We are so thankful for our family and all of our friends.”

DeBoer and Rowse were home with their children, who were watching the film “Wall-E”, when they learned of the decision.

“My daughter ... was very upset when we all started screaming and then mommy and mama started crying, and she was a little emotional,” DeBoer said.

“The boys just wanted to finish watching their movie.”

DeBoer, who was wiping away tears as Rowse spoke, said they were “tears of joy.”

She thanked attorneys Dana Nessel, Kenneth Mogill and Carole Stanyar, all of whom spoke at the press conference.

“We were the ones who stood up and said ‘We’re not going to take this anymore.’ They are the ones who did all the hard work,” DeBoer said.

The couple remained optimistic throughout the trial and deliberations but were not sure which way the decision was going to turn out.

“I don’t know that we ever had a sense of what (Friedman) was going to do,” DeBoer said.

“We remained optimistic and hopeful, and we hoped this was the outcome, and now we have it and we are so elated.”

When asked about a potential marriage date, DeBoer and Rowse said they wanted to wait until they know for sure that “when we get married, we stay married.”

One supporter stood up during the press conference and likened the case to the story of Rosa Parks.

“It’s just another proof that when you stand up for your rights, that’s the only way you’re going to win,” the supporter said.

Friedman’s decision did not impose a stay in the case, but Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is seeking an emergency stay, which would delay the issuance of marriage license to gay couples until an appeals court makes a ruling.

The decision from Friedman was issued late Friday evening, and there was chatter among supporters of DeBoer and Rowse that there could be a window Monday morning where marriage licenses would be issued to gay couples before a stay could be issued. Nessel said “there may be” a window for marriages Monday morning, but she said she was unable to give a definitive answer.

In his opinion, Friedman slammed the testimony of the Attorney General’s witnesses, calling sociologist Mark Regnerus’ testimony “entirely unbelievable and not worthy of serious consideration,” and he did not give “significant weight” to three other witnesses for the state.

“In attempting to define this case as a challenge to ‘the will of the people,’ state defendants lost sight of what this case is truly about: people,” Friedman wrote.

“No court proceeding could ever fully convey the personal sacrifice of these two plaintiffs who seek to ensure that the state may no longer impair the rights of their children and the thousands of others now being raise by same-sex couples. It is the Court’s fervent hope that these children will grow up to understand the integrity and closeness of their own family and its concord with other families in their community and in their daily lives. Today’s decision is a step in that direction.”

“It’s a relief that my office is no longer forced to discriminate against same-sex couples. During the course of the trial I’ve heard from many residents who want to be first in line to get a marriage license. I couldn’t be happier to say that their wait is finally over. It’s taken too long to get to this point, but we are finally here.”

Brown tweeted late Friday night that the Oakland County Clerk’s Office would be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday to issue marriage licenses. Those interested in obtaining a license should bring their driver’s licenses and birth certificates or passports and use the south entrance.

Schuette also issued a statement.

“In 2004 the citizens of Michigan recognized that diversity in parenting is best for kids and families because moms and dads are not interchangeable,” Schuette stated.

“Michigan voters enshrined that decision in our State constitution, and their will should stand and be respected. I will continue to carry out my duty to protect and defend the Constitution.”

Schuette expects the stay to be granted.

The ban went into place when voters approved it in 2004.

DeBoer and Rowse initially filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s adoption code, which only allows for one member of a same-sex couple to be the parent of a child. During a hearing in that case, a judge suggested a challenge to the marriage ban, which would render the adoption argument moot.

DeBoer and Rowse have three children — Ryanne, Nolan and Jacob — and already wear wedding rings and consider themselves a married couple.

The two-week trial that preceded the decision is the third full trial in history on the freedom to marry, according to Freedom to Marry, a group that supports same-sex marriage.